Yang Kit'ak

Yang Kit'ak (Korean: 양기탁; Hanja: 梁起鐸; April 2, 1871 – April 20, 1938) was one of the leaders of Korean independence movement who served as the 9th president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1933 to 1935.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

The Right Honourable Yang Kit'ak 양기탁
4th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office January, 1926 – April 29, 1926
Preceded by	Yi Sang-ryong
Succeeded by	Yi Dongnyeong
Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office October, 1933 – October, 1935
Preceded by	Kim Ku
Succeeded by	Ryu Dong-ryeol
Personal details
Born	(1871-04-02)April 2, 1871 Kangsŏ, P'yŏngan-do, Joseon
Died	April 20, 1938(1938-04-20) (aged 67) Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Nationality	Korean
Korean name
Hangul	양기탁
Hanja	梁起鐸
RR	Yang Gitak
MR	Yang Kit'ak
Art name
Hangul	우강
Hanja	雩岡
RR	Ugang
MR	Ugang

The Korea Daily News

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In 1904, Yang and British journalist Ernest Bethell first published Daehan Maeil Sinbo (대한매일신보), the newspaper publicly opposed Japanese actions in Korea. He and the newspaper played a significant role in the National Debt Repayment Movement.

New People's Association

In 1907, Yang played a key role in organizing the New People's Association to promote industry and Korean independence.^[1]